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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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BLACK-TANG, n. (See quots.)Sc. 1825 Jam.²:
Black Tang. Fucus vesicolosus [sic], Linn.Sc. 1849 D. Landsborough Brit. Seaweeds 104:
Fucus vesiculosus. It is the Sea-ware, Bladder Fucus, Kelp-ware, Black-Tang of Scotland, and sometimes . . . Lady-wrack.Ork. 1799 Prize Essays Highl. Soc. 11:
Fucus vesiculosus, Linnaei; the most common sea wrack, called also the Sea Oak, from the resemblance of its leaves to those of the oak tree. It is termed in the Orkneys the Black Tang.